It was a wonderfully busy night at Royal George, Charing Cross Road Thursday and what a great crowd they were, too. First up was the fabulously funny Declan Evans. The guy at Declan’s local optician’s told him he needed glasses. He really did, because it turned out to be the pet shop. Pete Kinsella was next with nicknames, pirates and how to stay cool as a cucumber under very testing stage conditions. It was then over to Rob Ash, who has a lot in common with Einstein: they were both told at school they’d never amount to much. Joe Casey then gave us some golden retriever energy and the busiest of all Parton Saints before Peri Whyte told us he was cooking with wine the other day. He’s maybe going to try cooking sober tonight. We then had Andris Gerasimovics, who’s a very polite man, which is why he prefers British orgies to those pushy continental ones. After Andris was Tony Carr and everything from enemas to boarding school and bedroom skateboards. Jeroen Bloemhoff then explained why he has helped the UK’s height ratio by simply moving here from the Netherlands. Next was Kerry Thompson who has an interesting method to test whether his father’s senses are as sharp as they should be. Closing the first half was Mark Nicholas and everything from autistic psychopathy to Trump’s swollen testicles and potato pictures.
After the break we got off to a great start thanks to Will Slack who recently discovered that texting his nan can be problematic, especially when she can’t tell the difference between sex parties and gender reveal parties. It was then over to Marcus Keil and why the best place in Oklahoma to get a date is at a family reunion. Paul Moore was after Marcus with news that he’s not a fan of festivals. So don’t go sending him any more pics of the Pyramid Stage! Hot on Paul’s heels was Ben Roberts who let us in on just how tough it has been to be a child star for over 30 years. It was then over to Phillip Cornwall (pictured), a world class thought warranter, who helped us unpack the mysteries of corporate speak. Next was James Allen the man with the weird bollocks…and that’s an official diagnosis. The evening’s penultimate act was His Eminence Yogie Belle (aka Michael Yanny), an ASMR grandmaster who took us all on a journey through our ideal homes. Closing the show we had Paul Little. Turns out Paul’s barber is a dab hand at impressions and can do a great on of Paul’s eyebrows, but not to be beaten, Paul does a cracking impression of a steam room.
So that was Thursday night at The Royal George and what a great night it was. Headlining next Thursday we’ve Sue-the-Cleaner (aka Liam Harney) and Ali Shahrukhi.